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the veterans affairs maryland healthcare system is the first in the state to make this available. dr. elliott steagall is here to tell us about it. what are 3-d mammograms? >> it's a technology that's referred to technically as digital tomosynthesis and it means that rather than doing a single mammographic image in one plane and a second in another plane, we take multiple pictures rapidly and have the computer reconstruct the images so it's the same for mammography as for c.t. chest and abdomen and it gives us significant detail. we can create slices and each slice contains information we can see without the overlap so it increases our ability and confidence in detecting diseases. >> is this specifically good for someone with dense breasts? >> it is although it's also good for women with dense breasts and those that aren't. patients with dense breasts, it's more difficult to make an accurate diagnosis with mammography and with this technology we can look at each portion of the breast separately and it allows us to make a more confident diagnosis. >> so in cases where a woman might
the veterans affairs maryland healthcare system is the first in the state to make this available. dr. elliott steagall is here to tell us about it. what are 3-d mammograms? >> it's a technology that's referred to technically as digital tomosynthesis and it means that rather than doing a single mammographic image in one plane and a second in another plane, we take multiple pictures rapidly and have the computer reconstruct the images so it's the same for mammography as for c.t. chest and...
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zero heartbur occasion owned craft store locked in battle over healthcare. hobby will by says the healthcare mandate forces his company to provide morning after pill to his employees a move he clasms violates his religious beliefs. he may be importanced to pay a fee of $1.3 million per day. joining us now for the american senator of law and justice jordan. good morning to you. >> good morning, dave. >> dave: they will be fined if the government chooses $1.3 million a day for not going along with obama care. why? >> that's how the law is written. and this mandate is written so that if they don't provide abort fascia's that's what they're opposed to the in hha mandate. some opposed to abortions. hobby lobby don't want to pay for abortion pills cord under the hh mandate. they will be penalized again for what costs roughly a couple of dollars per person maybe a month in their nrch plan. $100 for each of the 13,000 employees they have. just not it not giving their employees access to for free at no cost and no co-pay abort faces. that's what's at issue here. this
zero heartbur occasion owned craft store locked in battle over healthcare. hobby will by says the healthcare mandate forces his company to provide morning after pill to his employees a move he clasms violates his religious beliefs. he may be importanced to pay a fee of $1.3 million per day. joining us now for the american senator of law and justice jordan. good morning to you. >> good morning, dave. >> dave: they will be fined if the government chooses $1.3 million a day for not...
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healthcare plan. >> this are cons. what are they? >> there are a couple of. because the deductibles are your obligation there are some places where there will not be a contribution from an employer in the account. you really are going to have to do individual diligence and save the money because you have to spend it before you can access insurance benefits with the exception of preventive care. >> and can't purchase over the counter drugs is that, correct? >> that was one of the tradeaways. before you could do that and now you can't. there have been a number of efforts in congress to reverse that but so far unsuccessful. >> might have high out of pocket costs on this one. >> the deductibles are where it starts. every plan in america statue statutorily lapped at 12.5. if somebody has a major illness or chronic disease 10% of $250,000 s $25,000. way more than 12.5. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we will have more information on our website. coming up, looking back at the best of "fox and frie
healthcare plan. >> this are cons. what are they? >> there are a couple of. because the deductibles are your obligation there are some places where there will not be a contribution from an employer in the account. you really are going to have to do individual diligence and save the money because you have to spend it before you can access insurance benefits with the exception of preventive care. >> and can't purchase over the counter drugs is that, correct? >> that was...
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it puts off major spending cuts and reforms to entitlements like healthcare. >> we're going to end up with a small, kick-the-can, down-the- road bill to make another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. >> reporter: with expectation low, lawmakers are talk about how to retroactively fix any damage done by going over the cliff with congress. nicole collins, fox news. >>> developing tonight, a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the east coast is averted for now. the long shoreman's union along the east coast and gulf of mexico will extend the current contract for 30 days. that extension prevents a possible strike that could have crippled operations at port and including the port of baltimore. in a statement today, the maryland governor martin o'malley wrote, quote, the port of baltimore continues to be a major part of the state economic strait generating and supporting thousands of jobs. during the extended period, we hope long-term resolutions can be reached for the hardworking families who depend on jobs and commerce linked to the port of baltimore. >>> to the
it puts off major spending cuts and reforms to entitlements like healthcare. >> we're going to end up with a small, kick-the-can, down-the- road bill to make another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. >> reporter: with expectation low, lawmakers are talk about how to retroactively fix any damage done by going over the cliff with congress. nicole collins, fox news. >>> developing tonight, a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the east coast is...
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plus, the healthcare overhaul. the super size drink ban, remember that. and the west nile virus some of the stories making health headlines in 2012. a look back when we come back. >> harris: just into fox news, commenting on his condition. situation. former president bush 88 years old has been in the hospital for about a month and we learned today doctors have put him in the intensive care unit. >> the president was admitted to the -- icu, the intensive care unit at methodist on sunday. he has been dealing with a series of set backs that includes a persistent fever and and doctors are doing everything they can to wrap their arms around it their current course of treatment is going to be effective. but the president is -- he is -- they don't put you in the icu because things are going well. we are obviously hoping that the medicines and the treatments can help him turn things around. >> wow, they don't put you in the icu because things are going well. of course, they hope that they do. the spokesperson also saying that former president bush is alert and th
plus, the healthcare overhaul. the super size drink ban, remember that. and the west nile virus some of the stories making health headlines in 2012. a look back when we come back. >> harris: just into fox news, commenting on his condition. situation. former president bush 88 years old has been in the hospital for about a month and we learned today doctors have put him in the intensive care unit. >> the president was admitted to the -- icu, the intensive care unit at methodist on...